Sebaileyuk Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Hi. This is a picture of a stone I found near Whitby several years ago. I have always thought it looks like a footprint but no idea if it is just a coincidence that it looks like this. The sample is well cleaned and the shape is an imprint in the stone. Photos are the best I can do with my phone. Hoping with all the experts on here that someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebaileyuk Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Sebaileyuk said: Hi. This is a picture of a stone I found near Whitby several years ago. I have always thought it looks like a footprint but no idea if it is just a coincidence that it looks like this. The sample is well cleaned and the shape is an imprint in the stone. Photos are the best I can do with my phone. Hoping with all the experts on here that someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebaileyuk Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Alternatively could it be some kind of plant material imprint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think it's not a footprint, but maybe trace fossil of some sort. The weathered conchoidal fractures of the matrix leading me to flint or similar rock (silex). " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebaileyuk Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Sorry. Just realised none of the photos have the tape measure in them. The ‘print’ is 4cm in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just a suggestive fracture/ erosion feature, I think. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebaileyuk Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Thanks. Was just a romantic theory. Nice to imagine but I never really took it seriously. Would have been great if it had been though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sebaileyuk said: Thanks. Was just a romantic theory. Nice to imagine but I never really took it seriously. Would have been great if it had been though. This is how you train your eyes to find fossils. Look for patterns - order amongst the disorder! I would have picked it up just to be on the safe side. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 The most seasoned professionals often collect pieces that take extended periods of time to determine if it is actually a fossil or not. I read about an example just the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebaileyuk Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Thank you on your kind comments. I do have a good eye for patterns and try to pick up anything unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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